Table 3.
Hypothetical Hospital Choice among Non-hospitalized People
| Coefficient | Standard Error | |
|---|---|---|
| Measured Hospital Characteristics | ||
| Driving time | −0.099*** | 0.004 |
| HQI score | 0.040 | 0.118 |
| HQI score*2005 survey | −0.030 | 0.016 |
| For-profit | −0.259 | 2.484 |
| Teaching | −5.922*** | 2.220 |
| Unmeasured Attribute Importance | ||
| Reputation | ||
| Hospital 1 | 0.876 | 12.468 |
| Hospital 2 | 10.319 | 9.958 |
| Hospital 3 | −10.813 | 11.786 |
| Hospital 4 | 2.619 | 12.389 |
| Hospital 5 | −21.547 | 16.292 |
| Hospital 6 | 3.948 | 8.261 |
| Hospital 7 | −3.024 | 10.549 |
| Hospital 8 | −8.581 | 10.024 |
| Hospital 9 | 7.136 | 9.168 |
| Hospital 10 | −6.788 | 14.940 |
| Hospital 11 | 22.210*** | 7.570 |
| Hospital 12 | 19.468* | 10.264 |
| Hospital 13 | −8.510 | 13.817 |
| Hospital 14 | 31.507*** | 11.347 |
| Hospital 16 | 12.841 | 9.642 |
| Medical services | ||
| Hospital 1 | −4.032 | 12.148 |
| Hospital 2 | −2.819 | 8.180 |
| Hospital 3 | 3.450 | 10.188 |
| Hospital 4 | 3.660 | 10.271 |
| Hospital 5 | 38.388*** | 11.865 |
| Hospital 6 | 4.838 | 6.802 |
| Hospital 7 | 3.146 | 8.183 |
| Hospital 8 | 8.891 | 8.506 |
| Hospital 9 | 0.137 | 7.545 |
| Hospital 10 | −12.869 | 11.548 |
| Hospital 11 | −3.109 | 6.310 |
| Hospital 12 | −10.957 | 8.465 |
| Hospital 13 | −4.309 | 10.306 |
| Hospital 14 | 13.360 | 10.571 |
| Hospital 16 | −1.700 | 8.073 |
| Unmeasured Attribute Importance | ||
| Amenities | ||
| Hospital 1 | 13.185 | 9.733 |
| Hospital 2 | 2.345 | 6.772 |
| Hospital 3 | 6.467 | 8.938 |
| Hospital 4 | −5.796 | 8.476 |
| Hospital 5 | −5.162 | 11.918 |
| Hospital 6 | −0.498 | 5.498 |
| Hospital 7 | −1.931 | 6.935 |
| Hospital 8 | 0.415 | 6.944 |
| Hospital 9 | 1.351 | 6.848 |
| Hospital 10 | 6.361 | 10.969 |
| Hospital 11 | −0.571 | 5.184 |
| Hospital 12 | −3.424 | 7.454 |
| Hospital 13 | 11.774 | 10.908 |
| Hospital 14 | 3.902 | 7.719 |
| Hospital 16 | −7.264 | 6.551 |
| Out-of-pocket costs | ||
| Hospital 1 | −25.135*** | 8.599 |
| Hospital 2 | −15.583** | 7.172 |
| Hospital 3 | −12.790 | 8.099 |
| Hospital 4 | −12.326 | 8.662 |
| Hospital 5 | 5.006 | 11.603 |
| Hospital 6 | −8.338 | 5.867 |
| Hospital 7 | 2.890 | 7.781 |
| Hospital 8 | −9.624 | 6.891 |
| Hospital 9 | −12.820** | 6.394 |
| Hospital 10 | 3.542 | 12.400 |
| Hospital 11 | −15.343*** | 5.357 |
| Hospital 12 | −13.922* | 7.633 |
| Hospital 13 | −8.556 | 9.856 |
| Hospital 14 | 1.385 | 7.925 |
| Hospital 16 | −7.549 | 6.891 |
| Number of choosers | 790 | |
| Number of observations | 12,640 | |
| Log-likelihood | −1575.85 | |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.2805 |
Hospital 15 is the reference group
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